The art and science of diagnosing interstitial lung diseases

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 179, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 974-975

  Kinder, Brent W ^a   Wells, Athol U ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EDITORIAL; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG SARCOIDOSIS; LYMPHOCYTOSIS; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, INTERSTITIAL;

EID: 66249116642     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200903-0349ED     Document Type: Editorial

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